Venpro Corp

VenPro Corp., an early-stage Irvine company developing bioprosthetic implants to treat venous disease, said Friday it has sold its Contegra Pulmonary Valved Conduit product line to Medtronic Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Medtronic, which has distributed the product line in Europe since late 1999, said it made the purchase to broaden its portfolio of heart valve products.

A $23-million investment in Epoch Networks Inc. helped push total venture capital investment in Orange County to $44.7 million in the first quarter, putting the county on track for another record year, Price Waterhouse found in a survey. Out of nine deals in the first three months of the year, the investment in Epoch was by far the largest. The Irvine company specializes in helping corporations use the Internet.